1941

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Lady Bird Johnson, left, with her husband, Lyndon B. Johnson, and his mother in 1941, the year the young Texas congressman lost a bid for the Senate. Later that year, after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor sent the country into World War II, Johnson fulfilled a campaign pledge by joining the Navy. He put Lady Bird in charge of his congressional office, which she managed efficiently.

Lady Bird Johnson, left, with her husband, Lyndon B. Johnson, and his mother in 1941, the year the young Texas congressman lost a bid for the Senate. Later that year, after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor sent the country into World War II, Johnson fulfilled a campaign pledge by joining the Navy. He put Lady Bird in charge of his congressional office, which she managed efficiently. (AP)

Lady Bird Johnson, left, with her husband, Lyndon B. Johnson, and his mother in 1941, the year the young Texas congressman lost a bid for the Senate. Later that year, after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor sent the country into World War II, Johnson fulfilled a campaign pledge by joining the Navy. He put Lady Bird in charge of his congressional office, which she managed efficiently.